Hot Kimchi Cream Cheese Dip

Hot kimchi cream cheese dip in a skillet with chips
  • Serves 8
  • 25 minutes
  • Uses: Traditional Kimchi

A Kimchi Club party favorite, and the easiest way to win over kimchi skeptics.

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 cup Kimchi Club Traditional Kimchi, squeezed and chopped, plus 1 tbsp jar juice
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella, divided
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan
  • 1 garlic clove, grated
  • 2 scallions, sliced
  • For dipping: tortilla chips, rice crackers, cucumber slices

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 375°F.
  2. Mix the cream cheese, sour cream, kimchi, kimchi juice, half the mozzarella, the Parmesan, garlic and most of the scallions.
  3. Spread into a small cast iron skillet or baking dish and top with the remaining mozzarella.
  4. Bake 15–20 minutes, until bubbly and golden in spots.
  5. Top with the rest of the scallions and serve warm with chips, crackers and cucumbers.

Make it ahead: Mix and refrigerate up to a day in advance, then bake right before guests arrive (add 5 minutes).

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Hot Kimchi Cream Cheese Dip

Bubbly, cheesy and tangy: a 5-ingredient baked dip that wins every potluck and game day.

Hot kimchi cream cheese dip in a skillet with chips
  • Serves 8
  • 25 minutes
  • Uses: Traditional Kimchi

A Kimchi Club party favorite, and the easiest way to win over kimchi skeptics.

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 cup Kimchi Club Traditional Kimchi, squeezed and chopped, plus 1 tbsp jar juice
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella, divided
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan
  • 1 garlic clove, grated
  • 2 scallions, sliced
  • For dipping: tortilla chips, rice crackers, cucumber slices

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 375°F.
  2. Mix the cream cheese, sour cream, kimchi, kimchi juice, half the mozzarella, the Parmesan, garlic and most of the scallions.
  3. Spread into a small cast iron skillet or baking dish and top with the remaining mozzarella.
  4. Bake 15–20 minutes, until bubbly and golden in spots.
  5. Top with the rest of the scallions and serve warm with chips, crackers and cucumbers.

Make it ahead: Mix and refrigerate up to a day in advance, then bake right before guests arrive (add 5 minutes).

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